Cadillac STS-V Series Forum Discussion, Rack steering bushings in Cadillac V-Series Forums; Hello lads
Anyone have any idea what's the part number for the steering rack bushings and if there is any ...

Re: Rack steering bushings

Originally Posted by Guy.Seminerio

What was your issue?

i had some really strange clunk when i moved the steering wheel to both sides, which made me go crazy since i had a lot of issues since the day i bought the car and i thought it could be a bad steering rack but i didn't have any other symptoms except the clunking noise, so i took the car to my father in law's garage and he took a simple look and told me that the steering rack is loose but it was too late at night so he suggested that it might need some bushings, but the great Tim told me that all what i need to do is tighten up the bolts and there isn't any bushings there..

so all what i did was tighten the bolts up and the noise is gone entirely !

as much as i love my car i'm always afraid that she might break down any moment

Re: Rack steering bushings

Originally Posted by sts454049

i had some really strange clunk when i moved the steering wheel to both sides, which made me go crazy since i had a lot of issues since the day i bought the car and i thought it could be a bad steering rack but i didn't have any other symptoms except the clunking noise, so i took the car to my father in law's garage and he took a simple look and told me that the steering rack is loose but it was too late at night so he suggested that it might need some bushings, but the great Tim told me that all what i need to do is tighten up the bolts and there isn't any bushings there..

so all what i did was tighten the bolts up and the noise is gone entirely !

as much as i love my car i'm always afraid that she might break down any moment

"When I moved the steering wheel to both sides"

All the way to the end or just jiggling it from left to right quickly?